• Custoslibera@lemmy.worldOP
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    Socialist policies are the obvious answer to health, education, justice and transport issues in society.

    You know, all the things that actually matter in a society.

    The reason we don’t have more of them is because people continually vote against their own self interest.

    Certain strands of Socialism has evolved away from a completely centralised economy in the same way capitalism isn’t actually a free market.

    • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏@lemmy.one
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      The reason we don’t have more of them is because people continually vote against their own self interest.

      Louder for those in the back!!!

      I will never understand WHY people do this. And then higher life expectancy resulting in a growing older generation population preferring policies that actively harm young people

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        (Actual queation): Why would you say its in my self-interest to vote for a left party (which would generally mean paying even more that the current 45% income taxes)?

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      Socialist policies are the obvious answer to health, education, justice and transport issues in society.

      Sure, as long everything is implemented as insurances and not government services.

      People with the need should be in control of how to satisfy that need, because politicians and bureaucrats DO NOT know better. Always remember, someone should come up losing something whenever a need is not met.

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        The politicians and bureaucrats don’t know better, which is why people tell them what paths we should take as a society. Then when organizations are funded by public dollars they hire experts in the relevant fields. If the public were to take over healthcare for example, experts in healthcare policy would be hired to consult on how to overhaul the medical industry.